About MetalCharts
Live metal prices and the market data behind them
What We Publish
MetalCharts tracks live prices for gold, silver, platinum, palladium, copper and the other base metals, with charts and price history that goes back decades. Next to the prices sit the market figures that are usually spread across exchange websites: COMEX warehouse stocks and delivery notices, LBMA vault holdings, CFTC positioning reports, and prices and premiums from Shanghai and India.
You'll also find a bullion price comparison for coins and bars, melt value calculators for coins and scrap, and guides on how these markets work. New pages and data series are logged in the changelog.
What We Offer
Real-Time Prices
Live spot prices for gold, silver, platinum, palladium, copper, and more, updated in real time.
Interactive Charts
Professional charting with zoom, pan, and historical data going back years.
Global Markets
Track Shanghai Premium, India prices, and compare Eastern vs Western markets.
Melt Calculator
Calculate the metal value of coins, jewelry, and scrap based on live prices.
Portfolio Tracker
Track your holdings, cost basis, and profit with Premium. An optional passphrase encrypts your holdings in your browser before they're saved.
Historical Data
Analyze price trends with extensive historical data and ratio tracking.
Where the Numbers Come From
Live spot prices come from commercial market data feeds, with a backup feed that takes over if the primary one stops updating. Exchange figures come from the bodies that publish them: CME Group for COMEX, the Shanghai Gold Exchange, the Shanghai Futures Exchange, the Guangzhou Futures Exchange, India's MCX, the LBMA and ICE Benchmark Administration in London, and the CFTC for positioning data. Prices in other currencies use the European Central Bank's reference rates, which it publishes once each working day.
Our data sources page lists each source with what we take from it and how often it updates, and data coverage shows how far back each series goes. The methodology pages for COMEX, the LBMA, the Shanghai Gold Exchange and the Shanghai premium explain how each figure is worked out.
Prices are provided for informational purposes only and shouldn't be the sole basis for an investment decision.
Corrections and Data Errors
Automated feeds sometimes break or publish a bad print. If a price or figure on MetalCharts looks wrong, report a data error with the page address and the number you expected to see. We'll check it against the original source and fix the page if it's wrong.
How MetalCharts Is Funded
Live prices, charts, calculators and guides are free to use. Four things pay for them:
- Display ads on most pages. Companies that want to reach metals buyers can find our audience numbers and placements on the advertising page.
- MetalCharts Premium, a subscription that removes ads and adds portfolio tracking and the Terminal.
- The MetalCharts API, which has a free tier of live spot prices (200 requests a month) and paid plans for history and exchange data.
- Commissions on some links to dealers and retailers, including as an Amazon Associate. Partner offers are labeled where they appear, and the bullion comparison ranks dealers by their premium over spot.
Contact, Press and Advertising
Questions, feedback, and API or billing issues go through the contact form or to our support address. Journalists can use the same address for press questions and data requests. Advertisers should start on the advertising page.